autogenesis

Definitions of autogenesis
  1. noun
    a hypothesis that living things gradually arose from nonliving matter
    synonyms: abiogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation
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    type of:
    organic phenomenon
    (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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